Heat-distributing device



Patented pr. 27,1l925.

' fissare-e PATENT orsi-ce.

CORLIS W, DUGGER, 0F VIDALIA, GEORGIA.

HEAT-DISTRB-UTING DEVCE.

Application led Junej20, 1925. Serial No, 38,532.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l1, Comas XV. Buscar., a citizen of the United States, residing at "Vidalia, in the county of Toombs and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heat-Distributing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

VThis invention relates to a heat distributing device for use in connection with stoves of any type in which the iiame strikes the bottom of the cooking utensil, Aand the-invention has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of the class referred to for distributing the heat of the fiame with respect to the bottom of a cooking vessel, so that the bottom thereof will be uniformly heated thereby reducing the scorching or burning of thecontents of the vessel to a minimum, as well as preventing the action of the flame from heating one portion of the contents of the vess-elat a greater temperature than the other portions thereof to prevent scorching or burning. i

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a heat distributing device to cause the contents of a cooking vessel to be heated at an even temperature throughout to reduce scorching or burning of said contents to a minimum. n Y y Further objects of the invention are to provide a heat distributing device in a manner as hereinafter set forth, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efficient and convenient in its use, readily installed and inexpensive to manufacture.

lilith the foregoing and other objects in.

view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangementof parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in they accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views n Figure l is a top plan View of a'heat distributing device in accordance with this invent-ion, showing the adaptation thereof with respect to a vessel supportof the skele- 'and towards the vaxis of the ring 1.

ton type employed in connection with stoves. i

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure Vl.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the device.

I It is to be understood, that, a heat distributing device, in accordance with this invengas tion, can be employed to lit` on a vessel sup*v port of oil or gas stoves, as well as within the openings in the top of wood and coal stoves or any other types of stoves where the fla-me strikes the bottom of the cooking utensil. In some instances the term eye"is. employed for that portion-,of a stove through which passes the flame towards the bottom' of the cooking utensil or vessel. The illustration of the device, in connection with the skeleton vessel support oreye of a gasvstove is` had by way of example so that the posi-V tion of the device with respect to the eye of a stove can be readily understood.

The vessel support or eye as illustrated comprises a pair of concentric rings 1, 2, which are spaced from each other, as well as being connected together by two setsof radially disposed bars projecting upwardly from the rings l, 2. The bars of one set are indil 6, Figure 2, and with the 'horizontal armV thereof extending towards the 'ring l as well as being spaced a substantial. distance therefrom.

A heat distributing device, in accordance with this invention, comprises a circular heat distributing member 7 of any suitable material, preferably sheet metal of t-he desired gage, and which is slightly concave throughout. tive position, is surrounded and supported from the ring l, Preferably, the diameter of the member 7 is slightly lessk than the inner diameter of the ring l to provide a passage between said member 7 and the ring l, as indicated at S.

The. member 7, at the edge thereof, is prod The member 7, when arranged 1n ac.

Yvided with a'series of radially extending` angle-shaped suspension members referred to generally by the reference character 9, and each ot' said suspension members consists of a vertically disposed arm l() and a horizontally disposed arm 1l of materially greater length than the hei ghtof the arm l0. As shown, the arms l0 are of less height than the height of the ring l and when the device is in position said arms l() are arranged to .oppose the upper portion ot the inner face of the ring l. Further, when the device is in position, the arms ll are seated on the top of the ring l, extend transversely o1 said top,project beyond the outer side face of the ring 1 and extend towards the ring 2, but are spaced from the horizontal arms of the latter'.

TWhen the device is mounted in position, the member 7 is Vpositioned below the top edge of the ring l and it further depends below the bottom edge of said ring. Figure 2. By setting up the member 7 ot concave contour, it provides for the equal distribution ot heat throughout t-he bottom of the cooking utensil. Then furthermore the bottom of such utensil is spaced from the member 7 as well as from the suspension members 9.

The device when set up in the manner as shown in Figures l and 2 provides for the equal distribution ot heat to all parts of the bottom of the vessel so that one part thereof does not get any hotter than the other, and this provides for the cooking of the contents ot the vessel at a uniform temperature throughout and reduces the possibility ot scorching or burning of such contents to a minimum, and it is thought that the many advantages of a heat distributing device, in accordance with this invention, can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details ot construction can be See had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Vslightly thereabove, the horizontal arm extending outwardly from the upper end ot the vertical arm for mounting on a support 'for said elementand of materially greater length than the height of the vertical arm, said element impertorate throughout.

2. In a heat distributing device the combination with a support in the form of an annulus, of a concave heat distributing ele-` ment arranged within and depending below said annulus, the edges ot' said element positioned in close proximity to the top of the support and further positioned in close proximity to the inner Y edge oit said annulus, and a series of spaced suspension members integral with and extending radially from said element, each or said suspension members including avertically and a horizontally disposed arm. said vertical arm merging at its lower end into the edge olf said element and of a height to terminate at the top of the support, said horizontal arm extended outwardly from the upper end ot the vertical arm and seating on the top of the annulus, said element imperforate throughout and having its portion of greater depth depending below the support. I

In testimony whereof@ atlix my signature hereto.

oonLis W. Dussen.. 

